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Rapid economy and industrial upgrading have resulted in various deindustrialization across mainland China\u2019s provinces, especially premature deindustrialization. In order to scientifically measure deindustrialization with the new criteria, we investigate the spatiotemporal heterogeneities of deindustrialization in mainland China during 2008\u20132050 using the fixed-effects regression model, Geodetector, and the ARIMA time trend model. Premature deindustrialization appeared in Beijing and Hainan, while it does not occur in China\u2019s most eastern and central provinces, with a pronounced trend toward output-based deindustrialization. The scale of manufacturing employment is the primary determinant of deindustrialization, while the share of tertiary industry value added in GDP is the key driver of output-based deindustrialization. Interaction analysis reveals that employment-based deindustrialization is mainly affected by the industrial labor force, while output-based deindustrialization is intensified through interactive effects such as enterprise agglomeration. By 2050, deindustrialization will appear in 6 of China\u2019s provinces, while premature deindustrialization will appear in 14 provinces. The Bohai Rim and Southwest provinces will be the core areas of China\u2019s premature deindustrialization. To mitigate the adverse effects of premature deindustrialization, industrial upgrading by strengthening policy, increasing investment in R&amp;D innovation, and optimizing the business environment should be carried out in some designated provinces.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/systems13121071","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,28]],"date-time":"2025-11-28T09:56:02Z","timestamp":1764323762000},"page":"1071","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Spatiotemporal Heterogeneities of Deindustrialization in Mainland China"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Yu","family":"Luan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1752-3468","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zhibao","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China"}]},{"given":"Jiamin","family":"Ren","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"199","DOI":"10.1016\/j.gr.2023.06.006","article-title":"Premature deindustrialization and environmental degradation","volume":"127","author":"Destek","year":"2024","journal-title":"Gondwana Res."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1007\/s10887-015-9122-3","article-title":"Premature deindustrialization","volume":"21","author":"Rodrik","year":"2016","journal-title":"J. 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